Sabrina Carpenter Is Laughing To Keep From Crying In New Bonus Track

Sabrina Carpenter has always been good at writing songs that sound sweet until you realize they’re quietly wrecking you, and Such a Funny Way is one of her most understated examples of that skill. Instead of dramatizing heartbreak, she shrinks it down to something smaller and more dangerous: emotional neglect dressed up as charm. The song doesn’t beg, scream, or spiral. It smirks —, and that’s what makes it sting.

Built on soft, almost weightless production, the track feels like it’s floating just above the ground. Nothing is rushed. The instrumental gives Sabrina space to sound reflective rather than reactive, as if she’s already one step removed from the relationship she’s describing. That distance is crucial, because Such a Funny Way isn’t about the moment of pain — it’s about realizing, after the fact, how long you’ve been laughing things off just to survive them.

Lyrically, the song hinges on irony. She frames neglect as something absurd, almost comedic, calling out how silence, avoidance, and emotional absence are repeatedly passed off as affection. When she sings, “You have such a funny way of sayin’ ‘I love you,’” it lands less like a joke and more like an autopsy. Another line — “I laugh just so I don’t cry” — captures the song’s entire thesis: humor as a defense mechanism, sarcasm as armor.

What makes the track hit is Sabrina’s restraint. She doesn’t oversell the emotion. Her vocal delivery stays soft, controlled, and almost conversational, which mirrors the way people often process quiet heartbreak in real life — internally, politely, and far too late. There’s no explosive chorus meant for catharsis; instead, the repetition of the phrase “funny way” slowly morphs from playful to hollow, like a laugh that goes on a second too long.

Such a Funny Way feels like a late-night realization rather than a confrontation. It’s the moment you replay old conversations and suddenly understand them differently. In that sense, the song functions as a quiet thank-you to anyone who’s ever needed music to articulate feelings they couldn’t name yet. It doesn’t ask for sympathy. It just tells the truth — softly, ironically, and with a smile that barely hides the bruise underneath.